DUBAI: Pakistan all-rounder Nida Dar has been awarded the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s Player of the month for October 2022, on Monday.
According to the ICC, the veteran all-rounder claimed the title following his sensational performances during the Women’s Asia Cup held last month.
The 35-year-old came out on top, beating the Indian duo, Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma, who were the other two nominees for the award.
Dar produced some outstanding performances for Pakistan in the Women’s Asia Cup in October. She scored 145 runs in six matches, at a phenomenal average of 72.50, and also grabbed eight wickets at a meagre 14.87 runs a piece.
She played a crucial role in Pakistan Women’s team’s sensational win against arch-rivals India as she raised an unbeaten 56 and then returned excellent bowling figures of 2/23. Her brilliance with both bat and ball steered Pakistan to the semi-finals, where they eventually lost to Sri Lanka by just a run.
“It was great to be nominated for the award, and to win it is very special to me. I wish we could have won the Women’s Asia Cup, but I am happy that we as a team are performing, and the recent series win against Ireland at home shows the commitment the girls are putting into their game,” she expressed after winning the award as quoted by the ICC.
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